Some of the biggest pleasures in life actually came in the little things. Perhaps this was a tired old sentiment, but Bob found truth in it at times.
During the sadly brief time that Bob was the host of his own show, the best part for Bob was signing autographs. As he'd said, he took great pride in being able to sign his own name. Krusty rarely signed autographs outside of certain public events. When Krusty gave an autograph, he most often just wrote initials, giving the excuse that he couldn't let his pen run out of ink. This was only half-true; Bob was among the few to know the real reason why Krusty wouldn't write his full name.
Also, unlike Krusty, Bob was willing to spare a few seconds of his time for the sake of his young fans. Krusty would, at times, complain that the kids' wide eyes and big smiles creeped him out, but Bob didn't mind. It was invigorating to inspire such awe in the eyes of the younger generation, which would hopefully be better than the current one. Bob liked the idea of being the one to inspire children to create a better world.
In hindsight, Bob realized that he'd been far too pleased with himself to remember that some children didn't need his help to be smart and perceptive. He'd overlooked the real danger presented by Bart and Lisa Simpson, thinking he could just placate them with free tickets to his show.
Oh, that fatal mistake. If Bob had only made security take the Simpson children out of the studio...